heater no longer working

1998 TOYOTA AVALON
281,445 MILES
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HEALTHYSMOKER45
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The heater stopped working and I need instructions on how to get to and replace my blend door actuator. looked on YouTube but there are no videos for this procedure on a 1998 xls. I removed the bottom panels on driver's side and pulled the carpet back, but there is still no way for me to get to the darn screw! please help.
Feb 5, 2022 at 1:46 AM
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JACOBANDNICKOLAS
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Hi,

I did one of these about two months ago. It required me to basically lay upside-down under the dash. Once you remove the lower insulator, I literally had different length tools for the different screw locations.

If you are unable to do it, the manual indicates removing several things to access it. See pic 1 below.

Let me know if that helps or if you have other questions.

Take care,

Joe

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Feb 5, 2022 at 6:00 PM
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